Island Confidential: October 05

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A new Cora Crafts mystery with giveaway: Assault and Beadery by Mollie Cox Bryan

All of Cora Chevalier’s dreams are coming true. Since moving to Indigo Gap, North Carolina, the busy crafting maven has been blessed with a great boyfriend, a lovely home, and a booming craft retreat business. But on the eve of her first Crafty Mom’s Escape Weekend, tragedy strikes again in Indigo Gap. This time, it’s curtains … Continue reading
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New Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery: The Ninja’s Illusion by Gigi Pandian

>>> Enter to win a signed copy and a set of book-themed recipe cards <<< A fabled illusion performed by a stage magician who claims to possess real supernatural powers. A treasure from the colonial era in India when international supremacies vied for power. A phantom trading ship lost over 200 years ago. And a […]
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Acts of kindness reduce social anxiety and 9 other new studies

1. Acts of kindness can help reduce social anxiety

Performing acts of kindness can help people with social anxiety mingle with others more easily.

People recruited into the study were put into one of three groups for four weeks:

One group performed acts of kindness, like doing their roommates’ dishes.
Another group were exposed to various social interactions without the acts of kindness.
A third group, who did nothing special, acted as a control.

At the end of the study it was those who’d performed the acts of kindness who felt more comfortable in social interactions.